Improvement



J. ,H. POY. Skirt-Supporting Corset,

No. 205,479. Patented-July 2, I878.

IN-FETERS, PHOTOlITHDGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D. C.

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JAMES H. FOY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 2 0 5;47), dated July2, 1878; application filed September 13, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. FoY, of the city and county of New Haven,State of Connecticut, have in vented certain new and useful Improvementsin Corset Skirt-Supporters; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a corset with myimprovement applied thereto. Fig. 2 represents a rear or back view ofthe same tipped slightly downward, that the skirtsupporting portion ofthe corset may be illustrated more clearly, as will be hereinafter morefully explained. Fig. 3 represents, upon an enlarged scale, a top orplan view of a section of the corset skirt-supporter upon line A B,Fig.2, with a portion of the coiled spring projecting from its case, aswill be hereinafter explained. Fig. 4 represents a similar view to thatshown in Fig. 3, with the exception that, in lieu of the coiled springfor extending the skirt-supportin g part, a cord is substituted for thatpurpose. Fig. 5 represents, upon an enlarged scale, a cross-section online 0 D, Fig. 2. Fig. 6 represents, upon an enlarged scale, a verticalsection on line E F, Fig.2; and Figs. 7, 8, 9, l0, and 11 represent,upon an enlarged scale, as compared with Figs. 1 and 2, the forms of theseparate pieces from which the breast'portion of one side of the corsetis made. The breast portion of the other side is made from pieces of thesame shape, but arranged in reverse direction.

To enable those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs to makeand use the same, I will proceed to describe it more in detail.

My present improved corset skirt-supporter embraces several newfeatures, which, practically considered, are of great value and utility;and these novel features are shown and represented in combination withthe Madame Foy corset skirt-supporter, the general construction of whichis well known; and, therefore, it will be only necessary for me todescribe my particular improvements.

The breast portion of my corset skirt-supporter is made in two sections,G and H, and

I will now describe the manner of making breast-section G. Five piecesof peculiar shape are employed for this purpose, viz: a centralgore-piece, I, and the side pieces J, K, L, and M. These pieces arestitched together, as follows: The back edge a of the front piece K isstitched to the front edge I) of the piece J, while the rear edge a ofthe piece J is stitched to the edge cl of the piece I down to the point1, and from the point 1 to the point 2 the edge 0' of the piece J isstitched to the edge e of the piece L. being from the point 3 to 4,while the rear edge e of the piece I is stitched to the edge f of thepiece Lthat is, from point 4 to 5and the section is completed by therear edge g of the piece L being stitched to the front edge h of thepiece M. Said pieces may, of course, be stitched together in any desiredorder, provided, when the whole is completed, the edges above namedshall be stitched together, as stated.

By stitching together the peculiar curved edges a, b, c, d, e, f, g, andhone set for each side, as before explained-the required shape isobtained for a symmetrical and well-formed breast portion to a corset,as is fully shown by reference to the accompanying drawings.

The front edge of the piece K, on one side of the corset, is providedwith clasps, and the other with hooks or projections for securing thecorset about the person in the usual 1nanner. The rear edges of thepieces M are provided with eyelets for lacing with the next adjoiningpiece. The back portion of my improved corset skirt-supporter is madeshort and flaring at the bottom, the same as in the before-mentionedMadame Foy corset skirtsupporter; but, instead of using a reed or otherrigid material for expanding the lower portion, I insert in a pocket, N,a spiral or coiled spring, 0, and which spring or coil can be made ofany suitable metal; or, if desired, a stiff cord, 0, can be used, asseen in Fig. 4.

Another novel feature of my invention will now be described.

I insertinsuitable pockets P stays or springs Q in the back, with theirlower ends curved in such a manner as to conform to the cut or shape ofthe lower back portion for supporting the skirts. These curved stays canbe made of metal or other suitable material,'and

a greater or less number used, as may be desired or found necessary.

By using the flexible rim and curved stays I am enabled to produce acorset skirt-supporter that can be rolled in a compact form, and thussave much space and expense in packing, and, besides, enable themanufacturer and dealer to present the goods to his customers in a muchmore comely shape than he has heretofore been able to do with therigid-rim style.

Having described my improvements in skirtsupporter corsets, what I claimtherein as new and of my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. The combination of the pieces I, J, K, L, and M to form the breastportion of a corset, substantially as shown and described.

JAMES H. FOY.

Witnesses:

LEWIS J. ISAACS, CHARLES H. R. No'rr.

